Black1990jeep
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- california
What is the best, most reliable thermostat for our inline six motors? I want high reliability, not cheapo chinese made low bid stuff. want reliability for on the trail in Death Valley!
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Thermostat brand
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Unclewolverine
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- Kansas
Had a chepo and all it did was constantly yoyo temp up and down. Put in a stant super stat, works perfectly even delivering mail in 100 degrees with the ac running.
Ralph77
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- East Coast
I have a read a lot of bad out of the box threads when it comes to thermostats.
I read where one guy went through 4 and the 5th one ended up being good.
Guys will tell you to use Mopar ones.
Then one guy says that his Mopar one was bad out of the box.
Go figure.
I put in the cheap Napa one in my '00. Been over 7 years now.
Last year I did the water pump and put on a new thermostat housing.
Bought a Stant SuperStat for the job.
Well just cause of the bad out of the box threads and the fact that the cheapo Napa one still worked made me not use it.
In "stock" for when the time comes. LOL.
I read where one guy went through 4 and the 5th one ended up being good.
Guys will tell you to use Mopar ones.
Then one guy says that his Mopar one was bad out of the box.
Go figure.
I put in the cheap Napa one in my '00. Been over 7 years now.
Last year I did the water pump and put on a new thermostat housing.
Bought a Stant SuperStat for the job.
Well just cause of the bad out of the box threads and the fact that the cheapo Napa one still worked made me not use it.
In "stock" for when the time comes. LOL.
jeep ride
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- West Virginia 25064
I put the Napa stat in my 98 cost plus 10 % Pretty cheap .
maxbraketorque
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- PDX
I also have a Stant Superstat. Works fine.
playbass
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- Location
- Salt Lake City, UT
Motorad is the "Mopar" brand these days. It comes with a jiggle valve
cruiser54
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- Prescott, Az
Black1990jeep
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- Location
- california
What is a jiggle valve?
playbass
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- Salt Lake City, UT
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/y242/1Thsalvermo/Truck pics/Jiggle-valve.jpg
Little insert in the stat that allow air to escape. Typically install it at 12 o'clock. Helps burp the system.
Runnin'OnEmpty
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- Southeast USA
I've always known them as "rattle valves".
If your new thermostat doesn't have one,
drill a 1/8" hole in it.
If your new thermostat doesn't have one,
drill a 1/8" hole in it.
